Shelter dog dying of cancer will spend last Christmas in loving home

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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Wiffle Ball, a five-year-old terrier mix dying of cancer, will spend his last Christmas in a loving home. A family adopted the shelter dog being cared for by Richmond Animal League (RAL).

When Wiffle Ball first came to RAL, he was tested for heartworm.

Those tests came back positive, according to RAL director of development Elizabeth Thomas. She called Wiffle Ball's case severe.